I'm making my own board. Footpads can be a bit expensive.

Can you peel them off another board carefully, can they be reapplied with contact adhesive? Is this hard to do? Any tricks?

Thanks

B

Be careful what glue you use, as some glues attack the foam. I put a post on some glue I found ages ago, try searching for it. The glue has to be water proof, FLEXIBLE and not attack the foam.

Put some mineral turps on the pads and wrap them with gladwrap right aound the board. After an hour or so they will peel off very easily.

Clean off any surplus adhesive with turps and dry the pads and board in the sun.

Get a manilla folder and trace the outline of the pads. Cut out the pad shape to end up with a "stencil" (hole shaped like the pad on the cardboard"

Put this stencil on the board where you want the pad to be placed and spray on some spray adhesive. Obtainable at most paint or automotive stores like SuperCheap Autos. When you lift off the cardboard you will have a perfect pad shape of adhesive applied to the board.

Spray the back of your footpad with the adhesive and leave it to dry for about 5 to 10 minutes till it is fairly dry.

Then just apply the pads to the board and stand on them to get a good bond.

I have reused my pads many times as I am constantly building new boards.

Regards - Fitzy - Gold Coast - OZ

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Originally posted by Fitzy

Put some mineral turps on the pads and wrap them with gladwrap right aound the board. After an hour or so they will peel off very easily.

Clean off any surplus adhesive with turps and dry the pads and board in the sun.

Get a manilla folder and trace the outline of the pads. Cut out the pad shape to end up with a "stencil" (hole shaped like the pad on the cardboard"

Put this stencil on the board where you want the pad to be placed and spray on some spray adhesive. Obtainable at most paint or automotive stores like SuperCheap Autos. When you lift off the cardboard you will have a perfect pad shape of adhesive applied to the board.

Spray the back of your footpad with the adhesive and leave it to dry for about 5 to 10 minutes till it is fairly dry.

Then just apply the pads to the board and stand on them to get a good bond.

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This is brilliant! Sounds like it's essential that all the turps gets out of the pads before you reapply them. Does leaving it in the sun do a good enough job? (especially as it's now friggin cold here, even in the sun. At least by my standards . I HATE WINTER)

Thanks for the input everyone. Will see how I get on.

Yep. Turps will dry out pretty quickly in the sun, especially if in a dry environment. Dry windy day is best. Turps is a solvent and will evaporate pretty quickly.

Regards - Fitzy - Gold Coast - OZ

it is best with a bit of red cordial